Breeze blowing through a field full of vitality, a distant sound of children playing, chickens and dogs singing, good ominous.
"Governor, these are the newly built villages. Now each village has about 150 households. Some time ago, Mrs. Elizabeth recruited a group of refugees. In fact, about 3000 people were resettled here by us. Most of them were serfs, and the Lord died or ran away when the orcs invaded. After the orcs were defeated, they became homeless refugees The official pointed to a village with about 100 households in the distance and said respectfully.
"Let''s go and have a look." Murphy waved his whip and said.
The expansion of Athens not only needs the prosperity of the main city, but also the construction of its villages and towns.
Although these villages could not provide military help, they provided resources and wealth for Athens. The four villages that Murphy originally ordered to set up have now become big towns with a population of about 3000. In order to further develop the land, expand the scope of cultivated land, and accommodate the Aboriginal population, it is time to expand the towns and villages again.
In such an era, the number of people that the city can accommodate is limited. Even the famous Rome in history can accommodate a very limited number of people in the city. It is impossible to imagine a metropolis with hundreds of thousands or even tens of millions of people in such an era! In this era, the population of a city is only about 50000 at most.
Although in the planning of the whole city of Athens, Murphy followed some reasonable arrangements beyond the times, so that the whole city would not be too dirty and crowded with hundreds of thousands of people.
But in the age of inconvenient transportation, too much population accumulation means that a lot of human and material resources will be consumed in the transportation of materials.
Although Murphy has developed the nidoria River into a grand canal connecting the north and South in the future, it is obviously impossible to do so in the early days of Athens. So after the population of the city and surrounding areas expanded to 30000, Murphy began to arrange the manpower for the next territorial planning.
In other words, a large number of villages were built in Athens to disperse the population.
The initial danger has passed. The first Athenian Legion lives at the border of the territory, protecting the lives of the people. Now there is no need to centralize the population to deal with the war within the territory. The construction of the road has enabled Murphy to put most of the war on the border of Athens, or even on other people''s territory!
This is what Murphy has known for a long time, but it has not been realized until now.
What war brings is always killing and destruction. Whether it is victory or defeat, what remains after the war must be a mess. Just like the orc invasion, although Athens won the victory, the orc troops that crossed the border like locusts still brought a lot of losses to Athens. Athens is surrounded by sentries, and the neat and spacious paved stone road enables the army to reach any part of the territory in half a day, which is enough to cope with all the current emergencies.
"Governor, the land here is not as fertile as the upper reaches. But it is also a medium-sized good land. As long as the land is reclaimed, a large number of people will be able to migrate next year, and the food income of Athens will at least increase by more than 30%*** The official points to that piece of land that the initial reclamation, excited way. The whole land of Athens is very fertile. With reasonable planning and sufficient population, the land can be quickly converted into good land and provide food for the whole Athens. Especially after irrigation and canal farming has been invented, it will be easier to reclaim the land.
This trip, Murphy did not bring many people, so it was not noticeable.
However, farmers working in the fields still put down their work and watched them with curiosity, awe and respect. These serfs at the bottom of the society had never met Murphy, but they could see that they were noble lords of Athens. The great lord of Athens gave them the land to cultivate, and the officials even sent them farm tools to cultivate cattle, and taught them new farming methods.
No whip, no exploitation, no oppression, as long as the honest cultivation of the land, they can harvest food and fill their stomachs. The children won''t be frozen any more, because the money they have left can fill a dress for them when it''s cold, and even make them eat meat several times. If their children have talent, they can even enter the colleges in Athens and learn knowledge like the children of noble lords.
Such a life, for them in the past is unimaginable!
But now it''s in front of them.
Hope!
For these people living at the bottom of society, nothing is more moving than hope!
As long as they have hope, they have endless motivation.
Although their ambition is not big, they will try their best to realize the small wish in their life. Maybe they will buy a new dress for their wife who has been living in poverty all her life, or let their children have enough to eat and grow up healthily
These people are just like the peasants with their faces facing the Loess and their backs facing the sky.
They really don''t want much. As long as the rulers have a little kindness, they can win their gratitude.
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As a person from the earth, from the 21st century, Murphy can give them this.
It''s not charity.
Because in Murphy''s eyes, he thinks they deserve it.
To work hard, to have enough food, clothes and a house to live in is the meaning of human existence and a matter of course! If even this natural thing can not be realized, let him bring a little justice to the world!
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The village is not big. There are only more than 100 households with three or four people in one family. The whole village has about 400 people.
The land nearby has been preliminarily reclaimed. There is already a good vegetable field beside the house. A new bud is sprouting. Adults work in the fields, while young children gather to play. Seeing the passing Murphy and his party, they were not afraid, so they looked at them from a distance. Some of them were a little bolder, and even wanted to come and touch their horses.
These children came with the refugees. They had just settled down. They all looked slightly yellow and thin, but they were in a good mental state.
"Go. Give them some of our dry food. " Murphy whispered to the captain of the general guard.
"Yes, governor." The commander of the general''s guard nodded, waved for a man, and then threw a bag of dried fish food to the children.
"Let''s go." Murphy didn''t stay much.
The group continued on their way to the karazan mountains, where general riodari had been waiting for him for a long time.
Several villages passed along the way.
When passing the last village, Murphy met a very interesting thing, which made him think of some vague memories of his previous life.
At this time, the material is still very poor, so in the summer, most of the children in rural areas like this do not have clothes. Most of these farmers can''t afford meat, so in order to add meat to their families, they have to raise some chickens, ducks and geese so that the children can eat eggs several times at regular intervals. It''s easier to raise some poultry. After all, these poultry will find their own food. If they don''t raise much, they don''t need to be deliberately fed.
The village Murphy just passed by raised a dozen chickens and ducks and two geese.
In fact, the thing is very simple. There is a naked boy about seven or eight years old playing with mud beside the poultry. Then I don''t know how, the two big white geese saw the little boy naked outside. I don''t know whether the two big white geese regard the little boy''s paw as loach or something. They chase after the naked little boy and covet his paw.
All of a sudden, he chased the naked little boy around and yelled.
Murphy, who was passing by, could not help laughing, while the soldiers of the general guard beside him laughed.
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When Murphy arrived at the meeting place, the familiar and strange figure was the first thing that caught his eyes.
A pure white dress, the cuff position with silver thread embroidered with a cumbersome and gorgeous magic pattern, magic pattern has been extended to the slender arm, from the appearance looks like a piece of four leaf grass. Clover is a symbol of luck and happiness in the eyes of high elves, and it is a kind of decoration they often use. The light green hair grows to the buttocks, the slender waist is like willow, the full and slightly plump buttocks, and then there is a pair of slender legs that far exceed the proportion of human beings, just like the tall and slender fairy in legend.
A pair of white wings folded together, feathers shining in the sunlight, as if carved jade in general.
Familiar?
I only seem to have seen her once? Although I saved her once.
Murphy smiles, shakes his head and expels the thoughts in his mind. He is not here to talk about the past, but to discuss the cooperation between Athens and the falcons.
"Here you are."
Although separated by hundreds of meters, but after Murphy stepped into the forest, the eagle queen EVANA was immediately aware of his arrival.
Her royal highness, the beautiful queen, turns around slowly. Her Ruby eyes are staring at Murphy not far away. Her lips are warm like rose petals, and her slender fingers hold the skirt. She Stoops slightly to perform a high Elven ritual.
That means thank you